The Business of Cannabis

People Are Still Using Cannabis During The Pandemic. How Are They Getting It?

Mar 31, 2020 | National

What better way to deal with a global, economy-shattering, life-altering, seemingly endless pandemic than tucking in at home (as the government has asked you to do for a few weeks now), watching something soothing (may I recommend Tiger King?), and rolling a joint,...

The Best Weed Reads To Build Your Cannabis Library

Mar 31, 2020 | National

As we mentally prepare for a full month of COVID-19 quarantine ahead, cannabis and books are two go-to saviors (best enjoyed together) from social media screen time and the barrage of bad news. Whether you’re an industry insider reeling from conference cancellations,...

Harvest Health Completes $25 Million Franklin Labs Purchase

Mar 31, 2020 | National

Multistate marijuana operator Harvest Health & Recreation announced on Friday it closed on its previously announced $25.5 million purchase of Pennsylvania medical cannabis company Franklin Labs. The closing comes a day after Harvest revealed that it...

Coronavirus Could Accelerate US Cannabis Legalization

Mar 29, 2020 | National

As the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic piles up, U.S. cities and states are set to face significant lost revenue given the loss of business activity. But, as DataTrek Research’s Jessica Rabe writes in a note, “there’s a...

Homeland Security Recognizes Agriculture as Critical Industry

Mar 24, 2020 | Feature, National

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued guidance on Thursday on critical industry workforce that should continue as the country addresses and responds to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. U.S. food and agriculture was included among 16 critical...

Marijuana Provisioning Centers Retool Workforces To Cope With Online Orders, Curbside Delivery

Mar 20, 2020 | National

Cannabis stores across the U.S. including in Michigan are working to reassign employees to new tasks to cope with a rush of online orders and curbside deliveries amid the coronavirus pandemic. They’re also considering how the current environment might permanently...